Index 
Scoter, Velvet-, Oidemia fusca (Linnaeus), ii. 65 et seqq, 
American form, ii. 68 
Bill, form, and colour, ii. 66 
Breeding, ii. 74 
Breeding range, ii. 67 
Call, ii. 73 
Courtship, ii. 73, 74 
Diet, ii. 73 
Distinguishing points, ii. 69 
Distribution of the sexes during winter season, ii. 70, 71 
Diving powers, ii. 70, 72 
Depth of dive, ii. 73 
Down in nest, ii. 65 
Early departure of, from British Isles, ii. 69 
Eggs, ii. 65, 74 
Enemies of, ii. 75 
Feeding grounds, ii. 69, 70 
Flesh inedible, ii. 75 
Flight, ii. 71 
Difficulty of taking to wing except in rough weather, 
i. I ; ii. 71 
" String" formation in, ii. 71 
Great Black-backed Gull steals food of, ii. 73 
Habitat, ii. 69, 70 
Habits, ii. 69 et seqq., 74 
Early departure of males, ii. 74 
Separation into small parties, ii. 71 
Shyness during eclipse, ii. 74 
Walking, ii. 70 
Wild, during eclipse period, ii. 72, 74 
In confinement, ii. 70, 73 
Incubation, ii. 74 
Local distribution of sexes, ii. 70, 71 
Local names, ii. 65 
Maturity, age of, ii. 66, 67 
Measurements, ii. 66, 67 
Migration, ii. 69, 74, 75 
Large number remain at winter haunts during 
summer, ii. 72, 74 
Migration range, ii. 68 
Nearctic form, ii. 68 
Nest, ii. 74 
Nesting habits, ii. 74 
Out-of-season birds, ii. 57, 74 
Parasites, ii. 75 
Plumage : 
Adult female, ii. 67 
Grey form, ii. 67 
Red-brown form, ii. 67 
Adult male, ii. 66 
EcHpse, ii. 66, 72 
Immatures, ii. 65-66, 67 
Young in down, ii. 65 
Rarity of adult female, ii. 70 
Sex distribution in winter, ii. 70, 71 
Shooting, ii. 71 
Difficult to kill, ii. 75 
Scoter, Velvet- {continued) — 
Swimming powers, i. 73; ii. 70 
Young hfe, ii. 74, 75 
Scoter, Velvet-, Oidemia velvetina (Cass), ii. 68 
Scoter, White- winged, Oidemia deglandi, ii. 57, 75, 81 
Scotland : 
Eider-Duck in the Western Islands, ii, 13 
Golden-Eye in, i. 84, 85, 87 
Red-breasted Merganser in, ii. 104 
Scaup in, i. 67, 68, 69 
Tufted Duck in, i. 50, 51 
Seebohm, description of nesting places of Golden-Eye in 
Siberia, i. 94 
Shooting : 
Boatmen for: comparison of local types, ii. 135 
Character of the sport, ii. 126, 128, 132 
Good and cheap : a typical instance, ii. 128 
Difficulties and dangers of, ii. 128, 132 
Guns, ii. 130, 134 
Methods of, ii. 126 et seqq. 
Driving bogs, pools, or small lakes, ii. 128 
FHghting, ii. 128 et seqq. 
Lying in wait on flats and banks, ii. 132 
Moonlight shooting, ii. 131 
Punt shooting, ii. 132, 133 
Stalking offshore, ii. 131, 132 
Walking up, in bogs or marshes, ii. 127 
North American methods of killing wild fowl, ii. 127 
Sea ducks, ii. 131, 132, 133, 134 
Treatment of ducks shot for specimens, ii. 134 
Smew, Mergus albellus, Linnaeus, ii. 117 et seqq. 
Attraction for the Golden-Eye, ii. 121, 122, 124 
Breeding range, ii. 119 
Call, ii. 122, 123, 124, 125 
Seldom make any cry — only a harsh croaking note, 
ii. 122 
Contrasted with the Golden-Eye, ii. 121 
Courtship, ii. 122, 123, 124 
Crest, ii. 1 23 
Diet, ii 122, 123 
Distribution, ii. 119 
Diving, ii. 122, 123, 125 
Down in nest, ii. 117 
Eggs, ii. 117, 119 
Comparison with those of Wigeon, ii. 117 
Enemies of, ii. 124 
Feeding, ii. 122, 123, 125 
Fishing by, ii. 123, 124 
Flight, ii. 122 
Habitat, ii. 121 
Habits, ii. 121-124 
Hybrids, i. 97 ; ii. 124 
In confinement, ii. 124, 125 
Intelligence of, ii. 121 
Local names, ii. 117 
Maturity, age of, ii. 118, 119 
Measurements, ii. 118, 119 
